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CVE-1999-1179

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows...

7.5 High

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Exploit likelihood

1.85%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
CVE-1999-1179
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
CVE-1999-1179
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1160 No score

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
EUVD-1999-1160
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j683-rf8r-r7h8 No score

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows...

Vulnerability in man.sh CGI script, included in May 1998 issue of SysAdmin Magazine, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
GHSA-j683-rf8r-r7h8
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-1179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sysadmin Magazine Man.sh, published May 15, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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